i have one in my office and use it to make breakfast at my desk. and also at lunchtime to poach an egg to top a salad. i wouldn't use it at home, but it's good for a non-kitchen appliance environment.

During the summer I grow herbs from seed on every possible windowsill in my (tiny) apartment. Right now I have 7 kinds of basil, anise, epazote, chives, flat parsley, russian tarragon and epic amo...